AMP Intermission

McKinley inspires me with her desire to share her struggles and challenges. She has a desire to encourage others in the face of adversity. If you are an athlete who has battled injury in the past or even currently…this episode is for you!

In this episode of AMP Intermission Podcast, I share some of the top tools and tips I have developed through playoffs. Playoff is a brand new season, with brand new opportunities and team unity of that end goal is crucial for the overall success. From preparation to mentality, I provide specific areas to focus on so you feel physically, emotionally, and mentally ready to strive for that overall goal of a championship.

In this solosode I discuss how to become a triple threat in the 3 main areas of our lives as student athletes. Being able to excel in Sport, Education & Social Life. I struggled with acknowledging that my life was always going to be out of balance. I tried to do it all and eventually would lead down a path of burnout.

In this episode I share those tools for success. How to go ALL IN on the areas and aspects of your life that you deem as important. The steps required to take to really get to know what is in alignment with your highest quality and best version of you. Taking a pause to recognize where burnout comes from and how to avoid it. The push and pull back recognition has become one of my game changing shifts in my life.

Attention Female Athletes...This one is for you. For most of my athletic career I had little to know knowledge of how my performance mindset would be impacted based on my monthly cycle. In this episode I speak with Long Game Fitness Owner, Katie Doerksen, on many aspects of the female development and how our cycles impact our physical and emotional characteristics throughout our training.

Not only does Katie share some of the knowledge she has been gaining throughout the years, but she also provides some useful tools to maximize your performance by doing the right things.

While Katie and I come from different sport backgrounds, we have a mutual admiration for the sport mindset and all it provides to us as skills in later life. This episode is a must listen for female athletes out there at any age looking to maximize their performance and understand themselves even more!

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In this episode I share openly about my past struggles with my relationship with food. As someone who LOVES food and grew up world travelled - meals were more of a social experience in my childhood. This ultimately developed an unhealthy attachment away from the purpose of what food truly is for my body. When I started to recognize food as the fuel to serve my body - in which we are only given one of through our time on this planet, my perspective began to shift.

I started to recognize how certain foods, generated certain gains in my ability to excel in all areas of my life from fitness, to business and life in general. My journey has been one in which led me to areas of my life where I lacked confidence and didn't love the person I saw in the mirror - to now where I am proud and humbled by what my body can achieve. I share my recent experience in the elimination reset (Beef, water and salt) and the impacts I felt through energy, overall health etc.

In this first episode on season 2 of AMP Intermission Podcast, I bring on guest, Mitch Berg. Mitch is a sport psychology master's candidate and mental performance coach hailing from Saskatoon, SK. With a diverse athletic background in hockey, lacrosse, and baseball, Mitch connects with athletes across all sports and age ranges. Bringing over 9 years of experience in the mental health field, his coaching approach combines personal insight with academic expertise. Mitch is also proudly involved with the Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association, and dedicated to optimizing mental resilience and performance in sports.

Mitch shares his insight of experience in working with our youth and the challenges we face. Our conversation was open about the differences we witness in sport today versus when we were in our athletic career. He also provides insight as to tools and strategies to help athletes get back in the game after time away mentally and/ physically.

Find Mitch Berg on Instagram @optima.athletic

In this episode I share my strategy of reflecting on 2023 with extreme gratitude for all it taught me. I discuss some of the situations I was faced with and overcoming those speed bumps to experience the growth.

I share how I reflect on the year and setting new intentions and making commitments to 2024. How it is vital to be present and be where your feet are in life to soak the most out of sport and life. In wrapping up this first season of AMP Intermission Podcast I am extremely grateful for those listening and sharing their stories of adversity to triumph with me.

In this episode of AMP Intermission, I share with you some simple tips and tools to implement and make a priority over the holiday season. We can feel overwhelmed or some stress attached with taking time off our sport and needing to be prepared for our return, however, it's called a break for a reason. We need to acknowledge where we are at physically, mentally and emotionally and tap into what our bodies our telling us that they need!

I will take you through the tools from rest and recovery, to maintaining a level of fitness and being just present with those that mean the most to you. Holidays are my FAVORITE time of the year, and I share with you how to make the most of it all while maintaining your sight on you pursuit of the mission.

In this episode I share some tips and tricks that I have found useful for preparing my mind and body prior to competition. Much of these tips are ones in which I have developed well into my adult life and seen the benefits of implementing not only in your sport preparation, but your everyday life to thrive most days.

In this short episode I have jam packed a typical pre-game routine from what time to wake, some simple steps to take as you wake up and where your mind should be throughout the day, and lastly your preparation for when you step in that rink.

In this 2 Part Series, I speak with Wayne Kosior, the CEO of Trail Blazer Hockey Advisors Group. I share the passion of Wayne's and Trail Blazer in helping the next generation of hockey players succeed. Trail Blazer focuses on being a player centric firm – with their primary focus being to help players and family achieve their hockey and academic goals.

In Part 2 of Blazing the Trail in Athlete Development, Wayne and I chat on how aspects of the female game have changed over the years, how to make contact with schools and how exactly to narrow down your options. We also discuss what colleges are looking for in athletes and the differences between NCAA and U-Sport. This is an impactful episode on following your own path as an athlete and sticking to what is in alignment with you.